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Fresh Fish for Dinner!
What could be better than fresh fish to celebrate the birthdays of my oldest brother and youngest sister, the two bookends of our large family? Happy Birthday to Bill and Lisa!
Posted in Still Life
Tagged Direct Painting, Fish, Gouache, Still Life, Urban Sketching, usksandiego
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Marbles and Books
It’s Tuesday, so our group of artists met on the internet to paint a still life scene together. The contrast between the rectangular books and marbles made this a fun sketch to make.
Oranges across a Table
It was my turn to set up the Tuesday night still life scene for our Zoom group. There is a lot of thought that goes into one of these. Is it something that the limited range of a computer camera … Continue reading
Tuesday Night Still Life
Tuesday night still life painting is back! This one is of flowers from an artist’s garden.
Ready to Cook
My friend set up a still life on her kitchen table for our Tuesday night Zoom group. It included an old cookbook, ‘The Joy of Cooking,’ so well used that the cover has been missing for years. One of the … Continue reading
Posted in Still Life
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, Gouache, Kitchen, Nostalgia, Still Life
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Tomatoes on a Tablecloth
Here is a delicious sliced tomato, a delicious subject for a gouache painting on black paper, that is!
Orange Slice in a Glass
Painting on Zoom with friends is a great way to start the new year. There is something invigorating about opening Zoom and seeing the still life for the evening, making a few quick decisions, and then painting as fast as … Continue reading
Deliberate Sketching 